Imagine if, one year ago, Congress had passed a stimulus bill that really worked.
Let’s say this bill had started spending money within a matter of weeks and had rapidly helped the economy. Let’s also imagine it was large enough to have had a huge impact on jobs — employing something like two million people who would otherwise be unemployed right now.
If that had happened, what would the economy look like today?
Well, it would look almost exactly as it does now. Because those nice descriptions of the stimulus that I just gave aren’t hypothetical. They are descriptions of the actual bill.
There are also types of octopus which will tear off the tentacles of a Portuguese man-of-war (the most toxic, dangerous jellyfish on earth). Being immune to the deadly sting of the man-of-war, an octopus will then wield the stingers as weapons against other predators. (via This is why an octopus is more awesome than your mom - The Oatmeal)
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Two in one day!
- Justin Blake: something about nuts in my mouth
scandalous!
- Bill Evans: me and kari
- Justin Blake: yep
- Justin Blake: as usual
Time for churches to "come to Jesus" on illegal wireless mics
I don’t know why this is so interesting to me but it is. I guess because in my mind there will be Jack Bauer style raids on churches during Sunday mass complete with smoke grenades and dudes dropping from the ceiling.
If you’re in the market for a new star of your nightmares, let me introduce you to Diego-San, the robot baby. (via @rob_sheridan & @pinktentacle)
- Justin Blake: i wonder if you could story board a gay porno using only out-of-context quotes from my instant messenger conversations?
Imagine if, one year ago, Congress had passed a stimulus bill that really worked.
Let’s say this bill had started spending money within a matter of weeks and had rapidly helped the economy. Let’s also imagine it was large enough to have had a huge impact on jobs — employing something like two million people who would otherwise be unemployed right now.
If that had happened, what would the economy look like today?
Well, it would look almost exactly as it does now. Because those nice descriptions of the stimulus that I just gave aren’t hypothetical. They are descriptions of the actual bill.
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